Ferrari vs
Both in China and Japan the two Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc gave life to an exciting challenge on the track. If in Shanghai after several exchanges of positions it was the English who prevailed, in Suzuka it was the Monegasque who came out on topwith a brave overtaking on the outside of Turn 1. The two SF-26s came close to touching each other, but fortunately both managed to finish the race, with Leclerc third and Hamilton then sixth – unable to defend himself from the attacks of Russell and Norris due to a power problem on his car.
Leclerc’s scare with Hamilton
Once he got out of his Ferrari and went into the rear podium room, Charles Leclerc he admitted – looking back at the race summary – that he experienced a rather agitated moment in the maneuver on Hamilton: “We touched! I thought I had a puncture“, the Ferrari driver confessed sincerely.
At that stage of the race, Hamilton and Leclerc they were vying for third place and the maneuver on the outside of Turn 1 al 42nd lap it gave the Monegasque some breathing room, who then managed to resist the return of an attacking George Russell and secure his second podium of the season.
In China the two Ferrari drivers fought for ten lapswith Hamilton having managed to get the upper hand and thus obtain his first podium placing since racing for Ferrari.
From the pit wall there was no team order this time either, despite Leclerc underlining via radio how he was wasting time following his teammate.
